4th Quarter - Report — ETKA CONSULTING for MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION (2024)

Firm

ETKA CONSULTING

Client

MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION

Income

$20,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S./Mexico/Canada Free Trade Agreement (dairy dispute with Canada) Geographic Indications and common cheese names

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Dairy Pride Act (S.549, H.R. 1462)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1462 (118th), S. 549 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Farm workforce modernization/immigration reform related to dairy farms (H.R. 4319)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4319 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture Appropriations bill (Dairy Business Innovation Initiative)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Immigration IMM

Department of State- TN Visa backlog

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

H5N1 (avian influenza outbreak in dairy herds)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

2024 Farm Bill (Dairy Margin Coverage program, Federal Milk Marketing Orders, Geographic Indications and Common Cheese names). Farm Bill extension legislation AMS Federal Milk Marketing Order System Dairy Pride Act (S.549, H.R. 1462) Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1147/S.1957) Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program (S. 1474) Farmers First Act (S. 1736, H.R. 6379)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 549 (118th), H.R. 1147 (118th), H.R. 1462 (118th), S. 1957 (118th), H.R. 6379 (118th), S. 1474 (118th), S. 1736 (118th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.